Creations that Preceded this Blog

The boots were the first thing I made for our baby before "it" was born in April '05. We hung one with the stockings at Christmas while I was still pregnantl. I loved that they were rugged and outdoorsy while also being soft in texture. The pattern is from Candi Jensen when she appeared on the DIY network. A link to her book is with the bomber hat pic. Here is the pattern: http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/na_knitting/ Scroll until you see "Suede Booties." They are made using Beroccco suede and Crema. After she was born I made her a pink pair of these using Annie Oakley from Berocco (see links below) . Sweater is from the cover of Debbie Bliss' Special Knits for Babies : 22 Gorgeous Handknits for Babies using 1824 Cotton in Maize. http://www.missionfalls.com.


I made a crib blanket using Bernat's Cotton Tots yarn in Koolade http://www.bernat.com/product.php?LGC=cottontots. I will post that in a few days. The pattern is a simple repeated shell that I improvised to get the dimensions I wanted to fit her crib. I added the edge and border so there would be a definitive top and bottom to it.


Believe it or not, after years of crocheting and wanting to learn to knit, a pumpkin hat was what really pushed me to learn. Tyne Daly was on the Rosie O'Donnell show and she had made hats for Rosie's children. I thought they were cute and that I had to make one! Strange but true. This pattern is from http://knitting.about.com/library/blpumpkin.htm and the yarn is Lion Brand Yarn http://www.lionbrand.com/ in Mango and Lime. I added the leaf motif from a pattern in Nicky Epstein's Knitting on the Edge.


This bomber hat is also made from Berocco Suede in Wild Bill Hickcock and Roy Rogers. The fleece is their Plush in Crema. http://www.berroco.com/shade_cards/suede_sh.html. The pattern is by Candi Jensen on DIY's site http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/na_knitting/ Scroll down until you see "Suede Baby Hat." Candi is the author of Candy Babies : Cute Crochet For Wee Ones.
The fleecy little strap is so soft that she never seemed to notice it was there.









I also made her http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring04/PATTanouk.html using different colors. Will have to post a pic of that later.

Additionally, I made her a Christmas hat that I don't have a picture of yet. More excitement to come.